Arras
Arras (French pronunciation: [aʁɑːs]; Dutch: [Atrecht] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a commune. It is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region.
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Intercommunality | Arras |
| Mayor | Frédéric Leturque (2014-2020) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 52–99 m (171–325 ft) (avg. 72 m (236 ft)*) |
| Land area1 | 11.63 km2 (4.49 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 41,239 (2012) |
| - Density | 3,546/km2 (9,180/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62041/ 62000 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Sister cities
Arras is twinned with:
Chemnitz, Germany, since 1967- Herten, Germany, since 1984
Oudenaarde, Belgium, since 1990
Ipswich, United Kingdom, since 1992- Duisburg, Germany, since 2010
Arras Media
The ordination of Saint Vaast
"Li congié" by Jean Bodel, a trouvère that lived in Arras in the 12th century
Arras: tapestry representing God's conversation with Noah
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The entry of King Louis XIV and Queen Maria Theresa in Arras on 30 July 1667
Arras-born lawyer and politician Maximilien de Robespierre
Hôtel de Ville, Arras on 26 May 1917
Grand'Place of Arras in February 1919
Arras in the Pas-de-Calais
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